Have you heard of Indiegogo or Kickstarter? They’re internet platforms whereby people who are trying to raise funds for a project can collection donations toward their goal. Early this year a new bookstore opened in Chicago with the help of… Read More ›
This past weekend I attended the annual Iowa City Book Festival. It’s a three day celebration of books. Friday morning Ruth, Cayt, and I made drive from Chicago to Iowa City in just under four hours. We talked non-stop about… Read More ›
US cover Patricia Cornwell recently announced that the release date for her next Kay Scarpetta novel, The Bone Bed, is October 16, 2012. About the book:In Alberta, Canada, an eminent paleontologist disappears from a dinosaur dig site, and at the… Read More ›
Yesterday was World Book Night and I had a fabulous time handing out free books at Hines VA Hospital. The book I gave was Stephen King’s The Stand and it was so rewarding to put the book in the hands… Read More ›
Release date: August 28, 2012 If you enjoy mystery novels full of well-rounded characters and plots that have no need to beat you over the head, Louise Penny’s Chief Inspector Gamache series is probably up your alley (or at the… Read More ›
What collectors are willing to pay for a rare edition says a lot not only about the condition of the book, but about an author’s status. Looks like Cather’s star is still on the rise. The rarest edition of Willa… Read More ›
As regular readers of WildmooBooks know, Willa Cather is my favorite author. I’m a card-carrying-member of the Willa Cather Foundation* and I have a Google alert set up for her name so that I can keep up-to-date on Cather news… Read More ›
Theroux on Naipaul: “a grouch…tantrum-prone” Have you heard the latest, shocking literary news? A well known, highly esteemed, award winning male writer recently claimed that no women writer is his equal, nor could one ever be, because women are just… Read More ›
You know that silly question: if you were stranded on a desert island and could only have one book, what book would it be? My answer would be anything by Willa Cather. If I could be picky, I’d do an… Read More ›
Rumor had it that Conroy’s next book was coming out in the fall of 2011, but that obviously didn’t happen. I’ll post updates here as I come across them. The Death of Santini is a memoir of how Conroy’s father… Read More ›